One and Only XV

She’s in the bathroom fixing her hair while he’s changing in the room. Just as she is sweeping her hand over her neck to grab hold of all of her hair he comes up behind her and kisses her bare neck. He lingers there for a moment as she giggles and with his head still bowed down by her neck he whispers.

“Ang bango mo naman... dito na lang kayo tayo tutal nalibot na natin dati tong London diba?”

He starts to place soft kisses onto her neck and shoulder and she closes her eyes, starting to feel weak in the knees. But before he could get any further she gently tugs on his hair and he lifts his head up to look at her through the mirror.

“Beh...” she says trying to get him to relax because she knew that if he went any further she wouldn’t be able to resist.

He smiles at her naughtily and says “Yes...?” as he kisses her just behind her ears.

Feeling as if she was going to cave soon she turned around and placed her hands onto his cheeks and looks him straight in the eyes.

“Beh tama na, later na lang ulit tingnan mo past 12 na di pa tayo kumakain. Bukas aalis na tayo so i-enjoy na natin yung time natin here. Tsaka sayang naman yung pagpunta natin dito kung magkukulong tayo dito sa kwarto, eh di sana nagstay na lang tayo sa Manila.”

He pouts at her but nods in surrender knowing that she was right. But just before she turned around again to finish getting ready he pulls her into his arms and kisses her on the lips. Once he pulls away from her he smiles at her playfully.

“Sige na bilisan mo na dyan dun na ako maghihintay.” he says pointing into the room.

She playfully shoves him out of the bathroom and says “Mabuti pa nga dun ka na sa labas at baka di na talaga tayo makaalis.

They have lunch at a nearby restaurant and spend the afternoon strolling around the park and shopping. After having dinner they retire back to their room where they spend the evening in their PJs talking about the future.

“Five.” He says with finality

“Five?” she looks up and ponders on this number for a little bit “Pwede... basta I want a big family para mas masaya, gusto ko yung parang kaming magkakapatid...”

He nods his head in agreement and says “Sana yung mga magiging anak natin na babae, sana, they have your eyes and your smile, pati na rin yung tawa mo...”

She looks at him dreamily and says “Sana ma mana nila yung passion mo, yung strength mo, yung fearlessness mo when it comes to love.”

As he listens to her name all his good qualities he can’t help but be filled with so much excitement about the future, about the family they were going to build together.

As she continues to ramble on about the values and characteristics she hopes their children will inherit from them he interrupts her.

“And my voice of course” he says with confidence.

She laughs at him and says “Naman dapat lang...”

For a brief moment they are both silent. She is imagining in her head what the future held for them and their future family and he just watches her as she seems to glow with happiness at this moment. Hardly being able to contain himself anymore he speaks up.

“So... simulan na natin, let’s start building this family.” He says as he winks at her and tickles her side.

Instantly she starts to laugh as she falls flat onto her back on the bed and he bends over top of her, supporting himself with his one arm to the side of her shoulder. He watches her as she laughs and rolls around a little on the bed and suddenly he stops tickling her. He’s smiling as he just watches her laugh, completely captivated by her. As she starts to settle down and her laughter begins to fade she stares right back into his eyes, so full of love, and continues to smile. They’re just staring at each other and smiling like fools for a moment. He then raises both his eyebrows and she giggles as she bites her lower lip. He then lowers himself over top of her and begins to shower her with kisses. She runs her hand through his hair, down his back and then down his arms. Once she reaches the end of his arm he takes her hands into his and grasps them tightly in his. The stars and the moon the only witnesses to the love they shared that night.

The next morning he wakes up first and sees her curled up beside him, fitting perfectly at his side. He slowly slides her over a bit so that he could get a better look at her as she slept. He turns to his side and supports himself up with his one arm as he swiped her hair off of her face. She moved her head a little and scrunched her nose as he moved her hair and stroked her face softly. He laughed softly to himself as he watched her sleeping taking note of all her little nuances. Minutes later her phone alarm starts to beep and she wakes up. She is about to reach for her phone to turn it off but as soon as she opens her eyes she sees John Lloyd just staring at her.

She laughs softly before asking “Ba’t ganyan ka makatingin?”

“May masama ba?” he innocently asks her as she clutches the blanket to her body and sits up.

She shakes her head and shyly answers “Nakakaconcious lang, kanina ka pa gising...?”

Ignoring her question he says “I love you.”

She looks at him somewhat confused and says “Okay... I love you too”

Suddenly he catches her completely off guard as he swoops in for a kiss. She puts her hands onto his cheek and pulls away.

Staring straight into his eyes and laughs “Beh hindi pa ako nagto-toothbrush...”

“Okay lang ako din naman eh” he answers with a flirtacious smile.

She shrugs her shoulders slightly and gives him one more kiss.

“Okay beh tama na, sumosobra na tayo, baka ma late pa tayo for our flight” she says as she gets up heading for the bathroom.

He bites his lower lip and scratches his head as his gaze follows her.

“Ikaw kasi eh, pagnakikita kita I can’t help myself from... loving you”

She turns at the bathroom door and leaning on the door frame she answers “Hindi obvious...” as she winks at him and signals for him to follow her. He jumps out of bed laughing and follows her into the bathroom.

After their shower they packed their things and rushed to the airport to catch their flight back home.

They had their dream wedding and for a couple days they enjoyed married life away from the prying eyes of showbiz but now it was time to go home and face reality. They were thankful for the time they got to enjoy each other one on one and they knew that once they got back home they had to get back to work and moments like this wouldn’t come as often as it did for the past few days. But they weren’t afraid of what waited for them at home, instead they were excited, excited to start their life together in their world. Excited to face everyday together, as husband and wife.